Business information

Council support

The Upper Hutt City Council can offer support in a number of ways, view the list below to see a number of links to help you get started:

• Marketing and promotional support
• Business quick reference guide(PDF, 281KB)
• Building Consent / Resource Consent
• Economic Development Stimulus Policy
• Food license
• Food license - Getting started - Where Do I Fit?
• Food truck, street stall, appeals and raffles, and busking Permits
• Use of a home kitchen
• Running a business from home/home occupation(PDF, 2MB)
• Hairdressing license
• Liquor license
• Bylaws (all)
• Sustainability
• Waste Minimisation
• City Council Facebook page
• My Upper Hutt Facebook page

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the Economic Development team and they'll be happy to help.

Got a business Idea? Starting a new business?

Guidance for starting a business: business.govt.nz/starting-a-business/

Useful links and other organisations

• Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment | mbie.govt.nz
• Business Central | businesscentral.org.nz
• Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce | hvchamber.org.nz
• HospitalityNZ | hospitality.org.nz
• Restaurant Association of NZ | restaurantnz.co.nz
• RetailNZ | retail.nz
• Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office | wremo.nz
• Maori Women's Development Incorporated | mwdi.co.nz

Store window displays

Your store window is working for you 24/7. Check out these pages for inspiration to help draw more people to your store. Shopify, CNTraveler.

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the business team and they'll be happy to help.

Learning opportunities and business tools

Other agencies and useful information links:

• ANZ Bank NZ Ltd | anz.co.nz
• Business planning | anz.co.nz
• Marketing planning | anz.co.nz
• Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce | hvchamber.org.nz
• RetailNZ | retail.org.nz
• Savvy School | savvyschool.co.nz
• Chapman Upchurch Limited | cuaccountants.co.nz
• Community Education Centre Wellington High School – business classes | cecwellington.ac.nz

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the business team and they'll be happy to help.

Staying connected - local groups to join

• Running a business can be rewarding and challenging, join a local group for a little support along the way.

• BNI Biz for Upper Hutt | bni.co.nz meet every Wednesday
• Venus Business Women Network - Upper Hutt Group meet every second Wednesday
• Upper Hutt Retailer's Facebook Group | email sarah.garnham@uhcc.govt.nz to join
• Upper Hutt Business and Professional Women (BPW) | Facebook.com/BPWUpperHutt
• Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce | hvchamber.org.nz

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the business team and they'll be happy to help.

Business crime prevention

• Business Crime Prevention - general advice | police.govt.nz
• Checklist - Complete this quick Crime Prevention Checklist to receive crime prevention tips that specifically relate to you and your property | forms.police.govt.nz
• Reporting crime | police.govt.nz
• Trespass Notice | police.govt.nz

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the business team and they'll be happy to help.

Restricted trading days

What are the restricted trading days:

• Christmas Day (public holiday)
• Good Friday (public holiday)
• ANZAC Day, until 1pm on 25 April (public holiday)
• Easter Sunday (not a public holiday, but Upper Hutt City Council has an Easter Sunday Policy in place)

Can I open my business on a restricted trading day?

Use this tool to work out if you can open, remember to factor into your decision any extra overheads such as wages and alternative days: employment.govt.nz

Does the Upper Hutt City Council have any Easter Sunday Trading Policy?

Yes, under the policy, the choice to trade on Easter Sunday rests with each individual shop. For further information visit Easter Sunday Trading Policy

Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 | legislation.govt.nz

Leave and holidays | employment.govt.nz

Hours and wages | employment.govt.nz

Sale and supply of liquor on restricted trading days

legislation.govt.nz

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the business team and they'll be happy to help.

Youth and local businesses

There are several ways you can engage with local youth and help ensure local businesses have staff with the skills they need to fulfil future staffing requirements.

• Gateway | youth work and experience
• Young Enterprise Scheme |youngenterprise.org.nz/about-us/
• Upper Hutt Youth Trust | uhcyt.org.nz
• Capital Training | capitaltraining.co.nz
• Youth Employment Programme

• Apprenticeships overview | tec.govt.nz

• Mana in Mahi – If you're an employer who hires one of Work and Income’s 18-24 year old candidates, Work and Income may be able to help with funding and on-the-job support. Passion can kick start a career and a career can be a powerful thing. workandincome.govt.nz

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the business team and they'll be happy to help.

Statistics and Data

Upper Hutt City Council has partnered with Infometrics to provide businesses with a snapshot of our local economy and how the city is performing within the region and compared to the rest of New Zealand.

View our statistics and data page.